MS Writing Leadership Cohort 2011-2012 Session I Documents, August 10, 2011 - Master Slides, Ideas in Progress from Our Work Together, and Burning Questions
For Our Next Meeting Date on December 8, 2011 at the RRISD Athletic Complex (8:30-3:30):
* Live a writer’s life: Collect writing in your notebook (YOURS). * Read Chapter 12 (Pointing Students Toward Audiences) in Building Adolescent Literacy in Today’s English Classroomsby Randy Bomer.- BRING YOUR BOOK * Read Chapter 4 (Editorial) in Thinking Through Genre by Heather Lattimer (This is loaded on the wiki noted below and is attached to this email). - BRING A COPY * Bring in examples of editorials and pamphlets that might serve as mentor texts for your students. * A laptop (personal of school-issued) * Items to work on during the afternoon session (see below)
The second half of the day will involve developing model lessons and work product assignments for your own classrooms. Please bring materials you may need (e.g. TEKS, timelines, writing utensils, a laptop). In addition, we will discuss examining students work products from your classroom and a process for examining them from a strength-based perspective.
Session 3 Documents, December 8, 2011 - Materials from Our Work Together
Session I Documents, August 10, 2011 - Master Slides, Ideas in Progress from Our Work Together, and Burning Questions
For Our Next Meeting Date on October 5, 2011 at the RRISD Athletic Complex (8:30-3:30):
1. Live a writer’s life: Collect in your notebook.
2. Read Chapter 11 (What is There to Teach About Writing to Think?) in Building Adolescent Literacy in Today’s English Classrooms.
3. Read Chapter 3 (Feature Article) in Thinking Through Genre (This will be emailed to you).
4. Bring in examples of feature articles that might serve as mentor texts for your students.
Session 2 Documents, October 5, 2011 - Materials from Our Work Together
For Our Next Meeting Date on December 8, 2011 at the RRISD Athletic Complex (8:30-3:30):
* Live a writer’s life: Collect writing in your notebook (YOURS).
* Read Chapter 12 (Pointing Students Toward Audiences) in Building Adolescent Literacy in Today’s English Classroomsby Randy Bomer.- BRING YOUR BOOK
* Read Chapter 4 (Editorial) in Thinking Through Genre by Heather Lattimer (This is loaded on the wiki noted below and is attached to this email). - BRING A COPY
* Bring in examples of editorials and pamphlets that might serve as mentor texts for your students.
* A laptop (personal of school-issued)
* Items to work on during the afternoon session (see below)
The second half of the day will involve developing model lessons and work product assignments for your own classrooms. Please bring materials you may need (e.g. TEKS, timelines, writing utensils, a laptop). In addition, we will discuss examining students work products from your classroom and a process for examining them from a strength-based perspective.
Session 3 Documents, December 8, 2011 - Materials from Our Work Together